[HUS_WP_lovr]

Do you think that bagging tails really helps with health and growth.I let my boys tails hang. They are never bushed out and only washed before shows and they seem healthy. I'm willing to braid and bag Felix's tail if it'll make any difference as far as growth. I do trim them often to promote growth and snip the dead ends off.
So whatcha think?

Heres Jacksons in pasture condition like it is all the time lol.

Felix's
bad pic lol

[HUS_WP_lovr]

Oh and Felix's has been died on a regular basis for some time now.It likes to turn red from the sun but his fake one is jet black lol.

[wpisawesome]

I'm not sure about the growth , but I know it helps protect mine so that it can grow. It helps it stay thick and clean. I would def. recommend it. I can see a big difference between my geldings tail especially over a long period of time. I usally use a leave in conditioner also.

[shyxpony]

I would not braid it or bag it as it usually breaks the hair and makes it even shorter and scruffier. I use coconut oil (there's been plenty of threads on the stuff recently, go look around) and it works wonders. It keeps the tail untangled and therefore the hairs break less often, allowing them to grow longer. You could also try MTG.

[Lopinslow]

i also completely leave mine loose, as it find it breaks off less hair. i treat with MTG periodically, and only wash and condition before a show, and trim it once in a while to keep it 2-3" off the ground.

[Quick2Skip01]

Trimming the ends of the hair does not promote growth. Hair is dead already, all that trimming does is give it the appearance of a thicker, fuller tail by removing the scraggly ends.

I had a gelding who had a gorgeous thick tail naturally, and we left it alone. I had no problems doing this.

With Skip though, I have to keep his tail up, if I dont he ends up ripping chunks out on his buckets. While I lose some hair when I take his tail down, his tail is still thick, and long.

[shyxpony]

Originally Posted by Quick2Skip01

Trimming the ends of the hair does not promote growth. Hair is dead already, all that trimming does is give it the appearance of a thicker, fuller tail by removing the scraggly ends.

I disagree with this, actually. While trimming does not necessarily promote hair growth, there's less of the tail to get tangled and caught up on things. As I said in my other post about CO & MTG, a tail that does not get tangled and caught on things is a tail that is able to grow longer. Therefore, a shorter/constantly trimmed tail is much more managable and will grow thicker because the hairs are not being broken or pulled out on things. Those little 'scragglies' are at risk of being stepped on or pulled out. When you trim them they aren't anymore and they can be part of a nice, thick tail

Did that make sense? Haha.

[Mutrok]

If you have lots of bugs that they are swatting at....don't bag it! I have been working for 3 days on one of my mare's tails that was bagged for about a week and she managed to get it in such a knot at the top of the bag because she was swishing it so much. What a mess!

[Beau]

We don't bag our horses tails, we keep them braided and wrapped. It definitely helps them grow faster, and stay healthier. Also keep them from ripping off any chunks of hair, and also, it will keep most of Felix's tail from bleaching.


This is how we put tails up, actually I made a thread about it, even shows how to attatch twine to the bottom so that they have a nice flyswatter.

Wrapping a Tail.

[Brittany1990]

I'd just go with the coconut oil. Leaving a horses tail braided or bagged can cause damage to the hair and make it stick out like a miniature horses. Haha